2018 ASM FIeld Session - Calverton

May 25 through June 3 the Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc (ASM) along with Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) returned to the Calverton Site in Calvert County Maryland for the 2018 Field Session.  Kirsti Uunilla, the Calvert County Archeologist, was the principal investigator.

The Calverton Site (18CV22) is a multi-component site first occupied by indigenous people in the Woodland Period and later served as the first County Seat for Calvert County until 1724.  Calverton (also known as Battle Town and Calvert Towne) is one of the oldest official ports and towns designated by Lord Baltimore in the Province. 

Looking West from the Eastern Units

Units were reopened in two locations that had been investigated last year.  And the majority of the time excavating was spent in those two areas.  Any artifacts retrieved were washed and bagged at the field lab.  Also a large number of soil flotation samples were collected, and part of them were floated at the site.

Here are photos of three of the artifacts retrieved.

Bone flute(?)

Shoe Fastener

James I shilling

We will have to wait for the report to learn more about the site.

Other activities going on during the Field Session

• Spencer O. Geasey Memorial Lecture
  "Underwater Archeology and the Maryland Maritime Archeology Program"
• Lunchtime talks
• Maritime Archeology 1 and 2, Troy Nowack
• Sub-floor Pits, Patricia Samford
• 17th Century Ceramics, Silas Hurry
• Primitive Technology (Bones),Roy Brown
• Maritime Archeology Demonstrations
  

  

  Monitoring Sidescan Sonar Display

At least two CCASM members attended for multiple days.

CCASM is a chapter of ASM.